Daily Herald Election Coverage
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9 months after federal bribery conviction, former Speaker Madigan disbarredNov 22, 2025 4:00 am - Nearly six decades after becoming a lawyer, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been disbarred following his convictions on federal corruption charges — inc...
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Pritzker ramps up accountability panel focused on alleged ICE abusesNov 20, 2025 5:40 pm - The Illinois Accountability Commission is continuing to ramp up even as the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign in the Chicago region winds down, at least for now.
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‘I am not perfect’: District 220 school board finds member violated board policies in her statehouse campaignNov 20, 2025 5:11 pm - The Barrington Area Unit District 220 school board voted this week to accept an outside investigator's finding that board member Erin Chan Ding violated district policies by using school resources, property and social media for prohibited political campaign activities.
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Senate President Don Harmon avoids $10M fine after election board deadlocksNov 18, 2025 6:46 pm - Senate President Don Harmon will not have to pay a nearly $10 million fine for violating state campaign finance laws last year after the State Board of Elections deadlocked Tuesday on approving the fine.
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Suburban congressional candidate who posted antisemitic views knocked off 2026 ballotNov 18, 2025 2:02 pm - A would-be congressional candidate who has an extensive history of antisemitic social media posts was removed from ballot consideration Tuesday.
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Republican congressional candidate confronts Democratic rival with prison-themed gift bag at eventNov 17, 2025 12:10 pm - A Republican congressional candidate called a Democratic rival “possessed” and tried to give her a bottle of what she said was holy water during a campaign event.
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‘They were just arresting people’: Family seeks release of longtime Des Plaines resident detained by fedsNov 15, 2025 5:00 pm - A Des Plaines man detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents despite being an American citizen is fighting for his father’s release.
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Why do so many Democratic U.S. House members in the suburbs have primary challengers?Nov 15, 2025 5:00 pm - Reflecting what some experts see as a national trend, four of the six congressional representatives running for reelection in the North, West or Northwest suburbs next year are facing primary challenges.
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Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of CongressNov 13, 2025 2:01 pm - The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters last week, joining a court battle that could help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026.
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‘Broadview Six’ plead not guilty to charges of ‘impeding’ agents outside ICE facilityNov 12, 2025 10:06 pm - Six Chicago-area progressive candidates, officeholders and activists pleaded not guilty Wednesday on charges alleging they “impeded” a federal agent during a September protest outside of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in suburban Broadview.